Location: Union College, Schnectady, N.Y.: April 14th - April 17th, 2011
Thursday, April 14th
Hotel: Holiday Inn; 100 Nott Terrace; Schenectady, NY 12308
Hotel Rooms Available for Check-In at 3:00 PM
Room assignments at the Holiday Inn
Dinner: On your own in downtown Schenectady. View suggested restaurants and a map HERE
Trolley Transportation available between F.W. Olin Center and Holiday Inn. Call for departure pick up Ph # 518 248-5111
To help you find your way around campus use the Campus Map
Friday, April 15th
6:30 AM Transportation Bus starts
6:45 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast - College Park Hall – Breakout room B
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Field Trip: Buses will pick up participants at College Park Hall At 8:00 AM
You can view the field trip guide HERE
- Wear sturdy shoes for hiking. Be prepared for muddy conditions.
- For those of you going on the Mohawk Lowlands field trip bring rubber boots if you have them
- Pick up Box lunch at College Park – Breakout room A
5:00 PM - 6:30PM F.W. Olin Center & Wold Shuttle
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM Dinner and Project Group Meetings -Dinner Buffet in Wold Atrium
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM F.W. Olin Center & Wold Shuttle
Room Assignment by Group:
Location |
Group |
Location |
Group |
Olin 204 |
Montana |
Olin 206 |
Colorado- Front Range |
Olin 104 |
Wyoming – Tetons |
Olin 211 |
California - Sierra Nevada |
Olin 305 |
Connecticut |
Olin 306 |
Mongolia |
Olin 307 |
Keck Representatives |
Olin 322 |
Panama |
Olin 106 |
Montana – Glacier National Park |
Olin 332 |
Wyoming - Bighorn Mountains, |
Saturday, April 16th
6:30 AM Transportation Bus starts
6:45 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast - College Park Hall – Breakout room B
8:00 AM – 10:40 AM Oral Session - College Park Hall Ballroom 102/104
For details see Saturday Symposium Schedule
10:40 AM – 12:00 PM Poster Session - College Park Hall Ballroom 106/108
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch at College Park Hall – Servery
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Oral Session - College Park Hall Ballroom 102/104
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Poster Session - College Park Hall Ballroom 106/108
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Reception - College Park Hall Breakout room B
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Banquet - College Park Hall Ballroom 102/104
Welcome to Union from President Stephen Charles Ainlay
Keynote Speaker: Mark Brandon, Yale University
Keynote Title: On Making Mountains: The Interaction between Subduction, Accretion, and Erosion
Transportation Shuttle will run from 5-9:30 PM
Sunday, April 17th Hotel check out by 11:00 AM